Best movies of 1980s

Cobra Verde(1987)

Combined Rating:
41
Combined Critics Rating: 39

During the 1800s, paroled Brazilian bandit Cobra Verde is sent to West Africa with a few troops to man an old Portuguese fort and to convince the local African ruler to resume the slave trade with Brazil.



Throw Momma from the Train(1987)

Combined Rating:
41
Combined Critics Rating: 21

A bitter ex-husband and a put-upon momma's boy both want their respective former spouse and mother dead. Who will pull it off?



Blind Date(1987)

Combined Rating:
41
Combined Critics Rating: 25

Walter Davis is a workaholic. His attention is all to his work and very little to his personal life or appearance. Now he needs a date to take to his company's business dinner with a new ...



Road House(1989)

Combined Rating:
41
Combined Critics Rating: 18

A tough bouncer is hired to tame a dirty bar.



Steel Magnolias(1989)

Combined Rating:
41
Combined Critics Rating: 20

A young beautician, newly arrived in a small Louisiana town, finds work at the local salon, where a small group of women share a close bond of friendship and welcome her into the fold.



The Karate Kid Part III(1989)

Combined Rating:
41
Combined Critics Rating: 20

Ostracised villain John Kreese attempts to gain revenge on Daniel and Miyagi, with the help of a Vietnam War comrade, the wealthy owner of a toxic waste disposal business.



Turner & Hooch(1989)

Combined Rating:
41
Combined Critics Rating: 17

A detective must adopt the dog of a dead man to help him find the murderer.



See No Evil, Hear No Evil(1989)

Combined Rating:
41
Combined Critics Rating: 19

Dave is deaf, and Wally is blind. They witness a murder, but it was Dave who was looking at her, and Wally who was listening.



The Verdict(1982)

Combined Rating:
40
Combined Critics Rating: 20

A lawyer sees the chance to salvage his career and self-respect by taking a medical malpractice case to trial rather than settling.



Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter(1984)

Combined Rating:
40
Combined Critics Rating: 19

After being mortally wounded and taken to the morgue, murderer Jason Voorhees spontaneously revives and embarks on a killing spree as he makes his way back to his home at Camp Crystal Lake.



Pale Rider(1985)

Combined Rating:
40
Combined Critics Rating: 17

A mysterious preacher protects a humble prospector village from a greedy mining company trying to encroach on their land.



The Jewel of the Nile(1985)

Combined Rating:
40
Combined Critics Rating: 17

This is the sequel to "Romancing the Stone" where Jack and Joan have their yacht and easy life, but are gradually getting bored with each other and this way of life. Joan accepts an ...



Flight of the Navigator(1986)

Combined Rating:
40
Combined Critics Rating: 18

In 1978, a boy travels 8 years into the future and has an adventure with an intelligent, wisecracking alien ship.



The Mission(1986)

Combined Rating:
40
Combined Critics Rating: 17

18th century Spanish Jesuits try to protect a remote South American Indian tribe in danger of falling under the rule of pro-slavery Portugal.



Au revoir les enfants(1987)

Combined Rating:
40
Combined Critics Rating: 20

A French boarding school run by priests seems to be a haven from World War II until a new student arrives. He becomes the roommate of top student in his class. Rivals at first, the roommates form a bond and share a secret.



Beaches(1988)

Combined Rating:
40
Combined Critics Rating: 23

A privileged rich debutante and a cynical struggling entertainer share a turbulent, but strong childhood friendship over the years.



A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master(1988)

Combined Rating:
40
Combined Critics Rating: 18

The last girl from Elm Street is still bothered by dreams about Freddy; soon he returns and kills her, but before she died she wills her power to a new friend.



Le grand bleu(1988)

Combined Rating:
40
Combined Critics Rating: 18

The rivalry between Enzo and Jacques, two childhood friends and now world-renowned free divers, becomes a beautiful and perilous journey into oneself and the unknown.



Stand and Deliver(1988)

Combined Rating:
40
Combined Critics Rating: 28

The story of Jaime Escalante, a high school teacher who successfully inspired his dropout prone students to learn calculus.



Hellbound: Hellraiser II(1988)

Combined Rating:
40
Combined Critics Rating: 18

Kirsty is brought to an institution after the death of her family, where the occult-obsessive head resurrects Julia and unleashes the Cenobites once again.




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